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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
My Life at Cheder
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Relates the author's memories of the traditional Jewish children's school '(cheder)' in Toronto where he studied Hebrew, Yiddish, and Judaism for over six years beginning in 1924. [B. Rivers]Keywords: BiographiesTorontoKayfetz BenJewsYear of publication: 1989Export options:On Community Relations in Ontario in the 1940s
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: A personal memoir of a member of the Canadian Jewish Congress that recounts the efforts to gain political support from Premier Leslie Frost for the passage of a fair employment law in Ontario that ...Keywords: BiographiesKayfetz BenJewsLabour LawYear of publication: 1994Export options:Palatine Settlements in York County
Type: Journal ArticleKeywords: PalatinateYork CountyMarkham TownshipVaughan TownshipSettlementSchools GermanTunkersMennonite Brethren of ChristLutheransEckhardt familyYear of publication: 1945Export options:The County of Waterloo
Type: Book ChapterAbstract: A concise history of the county with profiles of the communities of Galt, Kitchener, Waterloo, Preston, Hespeler, Elmira and Doon. Short biographies are included for prominent citizens such as Robert ...Keywords: Art and artistsDiseasesFestivalsIndustriesReligious buildingsSchoolsPennsylvania GermansMennonitesBiographiesMusicYear of publication: 1952Historical Period: 1800-1951Export options:The Toronto Yiddish Press
Type: Journal ArticleAbstract: Describes the history of Yiddish newspapers in Toronto, Ontario.Keywords: TorontoNewspapersJewsYiddishYear of publication: 1983Export options: